Meat dish

Asian-spiced turkey with a deliciously sweet and spiced peach and cranberry chutney.

You can use any short pasta you like instead of teh farfalle, especiallly short tubular types, such as penne or rigatoni. Cook the pasta until it’s firm to the tooth or, as the italian say ‘al dente’. Note

Considered the national dish of many Middle Eastern nations, Kibbeh, is made of burghul, minced onions and finely ground lean beef, lamb, goat or camel meat with and mixed spices.

Spicy black bean sauce is available from Asian grocery stores and the Asian section of larger supermarkets. You can use a milder black bean sauce, if you prefer. Note

Give your steak sandwich a delicious mediterranean twist with the addition of char grilled zucchini and eggplant. Let the meat rest for a few minutes before serving to guarantee a tender, moist result.

This crispy and delicious twice-fried sichuan beef stir fry is a popular Chinese dish.

If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure, your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. Covering the shanks with the cooked celery and leek is an easy way to keep the lamb hot and moist while you cook the […]

An exquisite barbecued quail dish with a fig and walnut salad for special occasions.

The base of so many traditional family meals, savoury mince can be dished up with pasta, on baked potatoes or with noodles on the side.

Moghrabieh is a pearl-sized couscous and is available from delicatessens, specialty food stores and some supermarkets.

This recipe will leave you with plenty of leftover café de paris butter, you can use it to make a spectacular kind of garlic bread or freeze it until you next cook steak.

Almond mustard pork with nashi & orange slaw from Australian Women's Weekly.

A surefire family favourite - barbecue chicken with lemon and garlic is tender and tasty. Serve with good bread and a fresh green salad for a simple weekend lunch.

Veal schnitzel is thinly sliced steak available crumbed or plain (uncrumbed); we used plain schnitzel, also called escalopes, in this recipe. Note

This creamy, hearty mushroom sauce goes perfectly with tender pork medallions to create a quick and easy weeknight family dinner.

A great French bistro classic, pepper steak is often served with fries. We love it served on a bed of creamy mash, slathered with mushroom sauce and accompanied by crisp sugar snap peas.

This lemon-scented lamb casserole is full of the flavours of roasted winter vegetables, and is delicious served with creamy mashed potatoes.

Char-grilled lamb with tomato chickpeas

Creamed corn, as I knew it, came from a can and I loved it on toast for a winter lunch. Fresh creamed corn is a world away – give it a try.

Barbecued chicken with a fresh, herby, minted tomato salad is a weekend lunchtime winner.

This simple sausage and ratatouille casserole served on a bed of cheesy polenta makes a great winter evening meal.

Place the beef in a pan with chilli, lime, ginger and garlic, cover with water and simmer until tender. Drain the beef on a wire rack for about 15 minutes to allow it to dry completely. Corned silverside is beef that is first pickled in brine then cooked submerged in water with spices, herbs, etc. […]

For a lovely, light lunch serve these lamb koftas with tahini yoghurt dressing, tabbouleh salad and pita bread.

You can prepare the chicken the night before; store, covered, in the refrigerator. If using bamboo skewers, wrap the ends in foil to prevent them from burning. Note

A delicious veal parmesan dish popularised in New York by Italian immigrants.

Espagnole sauce is one of Auguste Escoffier's five mother sauces that are the basis of sauce-making in classic French cooking.

It might be a touch retro, but Beef Wellington is also a bona fide classic, the jewel in the crown of British cooking.

Ready-made rogan josh curry paste is available from most supermarkets; adjust the amount according to taste. Note

Sticky and sweet Asian-style teriyaki steak on a bed of pickled cucumber, carrot and cabbage.

This recipe is best served immediately. Use lamb fillet if you can’t find back-strap. Note

Horseradish is sold in various forms; make sure you use the prepared white horseradish in this recipe, not horseradish cream. You need about four large bunches of spinach weighing about 1.6kg to get the amount of trimmed spinach required for this recipe. Note

Nothing loves roasted pork more than apple and sage, except perhaps those at the dinner table. The beauty of this dish is that it can be on the table in just over 30 minutes.

Sticky Asian-style teriyaki and mustard glazed chipolatas from Australian Women's Weekly.

Larb is a salad, traditional to the cuisines of Thailand and Vietnam, that usually has a chicken or pork base rather than vegetable.

Ossobuco is a Milanese speciality of cross-cut veal shanks braised with vegetables, white wine and broth.

Serve with cranberry sauce and accompany with vegetables of your choice. Recipe is best prepared as required. Note

When the beer-can chicken is roasting on the barbecue, the beer inside the can becomes steam. This steam keeps the chicken moist on the inside while the skin on the outside becomes lovely and crisp.

Soak eight bamboo skewers in cold water for an hour before use to prevent them splintering or scorching during cooking. Note

Use egg poaching rings to help create the stacks when plating up this spectacular dish.

“Twice-cooked” Chinese dishes date from days before refrigeration, when people boiled large cuts of meat because it kept better than if left fresh. Here, it also helps rid the meat of some of its excess fat. For extra-crisp pork, serve it on the capsicum mixture rather than tossing them together. Note

Done well, there is nothing quite like good old steak and mash. We've gone upmarket here and chosen eye fillet and teamed it with creamy mash, red wine sauce, and some greens. Perfection.

Grilled piri piri drumettes with a spicy coleslaw from Australian Women's Weekly.

A classic Italian veal recipe, a superthin veal cutlet, drizzled in a sweet dry wine sauce.

If using bamboo skewers, soak them in water for at least an hour before using, to avoid splintering and scorching during cooking. Note

Simple, fast and full of flavour, the ideal mid-week dinner recipe.

Braising is a cooking technique that is usually used for tougher, less expensive cuts of meat. The meat is seared, or browned, and then simmered in liquid on a low heat in a covered pot. The resulting meat is beautifully tender and flavourful. Slow cooker: suitable to the end of step 6. Pressure cooker: suitable […]

Meatballs can be baked a day ahead. Keep, covered, in the refrigerator. Reheat in a slow oven just before serving. Note

Many varieties of white beans are available canned, among them cannellini, butter and haricot beans, any of these is suitable for this puree. Drain beans then rinse well under cold water before using them. We find that cooking them briefly with a little liquid results in a more luscious, creamier puree. Note

A few slivers of thinly sliced rare beef dolloped with some mustard horseradish, atop a baby spinach covered crispy base and you have a delicious and eye catching hors-d'oeuvre.

You can use a 300ml carton of cream in this recipe. Note

This recipe is best made just before serving. on the table in 25 minutes Note

The secret to good rabbit casserole is long and slow cooking. You may be able to source it from your local farmers' market, otherwise you can order on-line from a number of game meat specialists in Australia.

Fragrant tandoori lamb, cooked to perfect pinkness, accompanied with a fresh and healthy sambal makes an easy and complete, low carb meal.

Beggar's chicken is a dish from Changshu, Jiangsu province. The chicken is stuffed, wrapped in clay-like dough, and roasted.

The kids will love these simple baked jacket potatoes with savoury mince topping, and so will the household budget.

Spicy barbecued chicken pieces with an even spicier tomato salsa.

Pork wrapped in bacon, what could be better.

Give your pork a special kick with this amazing Andalusian marinade and slow-cook it to perfection. It should fall apart at the merest touch of a fork.

These deliciously tender veal cutlets are perfect served with a fragrant porcini mushroom, marsala and rosemary sauce. A great family dinner dish, or tasty meal to serve your guests.

This deliciously hearty lamb and white bean soup is full of iron, protein and all the goodness of fresh vegetables. It's a meal in itself and perfect for cold winter nights.

Tender slices of duck, sweet orange and fennel go together beautifully in this elegant dish.

Try this veal topped with tasty cheese and mushrooms as a change from the usual lamb, beef or chicken. You won't be disappointed.

Larger supermarkets stock ready-mashed potato. You will find it either in the refrigerated or freezer sections. Jars of caramelised onion can be found in the condiment aisle. Note

Rich and creamy mushroom gravy makes a gorgeous topping for a perfectly cooked t-bone steak.

This recipe is best made close to serving. Note

A crispy and delicious Indian-style tandoori chicken dish; perfect for sharing with friends and family. Serve with coriander, cucumber and mint salad and mint raita.

This quick and easy Mediterranean inspired dinner is perfect for a mid-week meal. Serve your tender grilled steak with veggies and tasty baba ganoush for a flavour-packed dish your family will love.

Your mouth will be watering in anticipation by the time you serve up this divine slow-roasted lamb shoulder, thanks to the good smells that will fill the house as it cooks.

Tender lamb with a tangy Thai dipping sauce and green salad.

This backstrap and mint pesto is perfect served with sliced cooked potatoes

For one-pot cooking, French provincial dishes can't be beaten with their simple methods and big flavours.

To freeze; complete recipe to the end of step 3. Transfer to an airtight container. Label, date and freeze for up to three months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Reheat in a large saucepan until hot. Stoba, a popular stew eaten throughout the Caribbean, is usually made with goat, but we’ve used lamb because it’s […]

Use a whole-egg mayonnaise instead of the aïoli, if you prefer. Note

This romantic steak dinner is absolutely delicious topped with pats of melting anchovy butter, sautéed mushrooms and steamed green beans.